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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1916
Author: Hall (D), et al.
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE : 10-0, 6/24/14
AYES: Correa, Berryhill, Cannella, De Le�n, Galgiani,
Hernandez, Lieu, Padilla, Torres, Vidak
NO VOTE RECORDED: Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : 7-0, 8/11/14
AYES: De Le�n, Walters, Gaines, Hill, Lara, Padilla, Steinberg
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/5/14 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Tribal gaming
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill creates the Tribal Nation Grant Fund (TNGF)
in the State Treasury, to be administered by the California
Gambling Control Commission (CGCC), for the receipt and deposit
of monies received by the state from Indian tribes pursuant to
the terms of tribal-state gaming compacts.
ANALYSIS :
Existing law:
1.Ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts between the
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State of California and specified Indian tribes.
2.Creates in the State Treasury the Indian Gaming Special
Distribution Fund (SDF) for the receipt of revenue
contributions made by tribal governments pursuant to the terms
of the 1999 model Tribal-State Gaming Compacts and authorizes
the Legislature to appropriate money from the SDF for the
following purposes: (a) grants for programs designed to
address gambling addiction; (b) grants for the support of
state and local government agencies impacted by tribal
government gaming; (c) compensation for regulatory costs
incurred by CGCC and the Department of Justice in connection
with the implementation and administration of compacts; (d)
payment of shortfalls that may occur in the Indian Gaming
Revenue Sharing Trust Fund (RSTF); (e) disbursements for the
purpose of implementing the terms of tribal labor relations
ordinances promulgated in accordance with the terms of the
1999 compacts; and (f) any other purpose specified by law.
(Pursuant to compact renegotiations that took place with
several of the larger gaming tribes during the Schwarzenegger
Administration, revenue from those tribes is directed into the
state General Fund, instead of the SDF.)
3.Creates in the State Treasury the RSTF for the receipt and
deposit of monies derived from gaming device license fees that
are paid into the RSTF pursuant to the terms of specified
tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of making
distributions to non-compacted tribes (e.g.,
federally-recognized non-gaming and tribes that operate
casinos with fewer than 350 slot machines). Revenue in the
RSTF is available to CGCC, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, for making distributions of $1.1 million annually
to non-compact tribes.
This bill creates the TNGF in the State Treasury, to be
administered by CGCC, for the receipt and deposit of monies
received by the state from Indian tribes pursuant to the terms
of tribal-state gaming compacts.
Background
The TNGF was created in the Graton Rancheria Compact as a new
destination for gaming revenue for distribution of funds to
non-gaming and limited-gaming tribes, upon application of such
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tribes for purposes related to effective self-governance,
self-determined community, and economic development. The TNGF
currently does not receive funding and does not have an
authorizing statute.
The author's office states that the TNGF was created to
complement the RSTF. This new fund is intended to be fluid, and
payments are intended to be made to specified tribes on a "need"
basis, upon application by non-gaming and limited gaming tribes.
Under the terms of the Graton Rancheria Compact, the TNGF would
not be funded significantly until after year seven.
According to the Governor's office, the TNGF reflects a vision
of facilitating the development of tribal institutions and
improving the quality of life of tribal people throughout the
state.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, annual
administration costs of $98,500 to CGCC (Special Fund).
CGCC indicates the need for one personnel year (Associate
Management Auditor) for administering the funds in the TNGF.
These costs will not occur until such time that funds are
directed into the TNGF, currently not anticipated for several
years.
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/11/14)
Ramona Band of Cahuilla
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office, this
bill is intended to codify in statute a provision from a
recently ratified tribal-state gaming compact entered into
between the state and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
and subsequent compacts (e.g., North Fork Rancheria Band of Mono
Indians, Ramona Band of Cahuilla, and Coyote Valley Band of Pomo
Indians).
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 5/5/14
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,
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Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Ch�vez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,
Dababneh, Daly, Dickinson, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth
Gaines, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray,
Grove, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Roger Hern�ndez, Holden, Jones,
Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Medina,
Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson,
Perea, V. Manuel
P�rez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez,
Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber,
Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, John A. P�rez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Dahle, Donnelly, Logue, Mansoor, Melendez,
Yamada, Vacancy
MW:e 8/12/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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